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Members and Supporters Meeting
Kanagawa Prefecture Certified NPO
Solidarity of Judo Education
Members and Supporters
Meeting
● Annual Review 2015
● Closing Ceremony of Coaching Seminar
November 30th
2015
Arcadia Ichigaya, Private school hall
Opening Speech
Vice President Toshiaki Hashimoto
Thank you very much for attending today’s
Solidarity of Judo Education NPO Members and
Supporters meeting particularly at this busy time of
year with December starting tomorrow.
Despite the fact that we are all gathered here at this
meeting I’m afraid there won’t be much talk of profits
as we are a Not for Profit organization. All the more
reason for us to impress upon you how well we are
connecting with the rest of the world through judo and
make your attendance here worthwhile.
Today we will hear from our President Yasuhiro
Yamashita concerning the annual activities report and
nine of our trainee instructors who will give us their
report and their thoughts on the training they received.
Please pardon me for the long introduction. I work at
Tokai University and have recently been visiting high
schools affiliated with Tokai University educating
students about the Olympics. This education project is
based on the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics to be
held in Tokyo.
In these classes I talk about the spirit of the modern
Olympics advocated by Baron Coubertin. To get the
message across I have students listen to a reading
from an old Japanese 6th
grade textbook. Baron
Coubertin is mentioned in this textbook which was
compiled by the author Naoya Shiga. In the bid for the
1964 Tokyo Olympics Kazushige Hirasawa, a foreign
affairs critic gave a presentation using this text to
promote Japan to the delegates from each country.
“The children of Japan understand the spirit of the
Olympics. They are learning about Coubertin’s ideal
of reaching peace through sport. Please bring the
Olympics to such a country.” It was a very simple
speech but it really hit home with the delegates from
each country.
I also got hold of the textbook and read it. I was
impressed by its content and felt it was very easy to
understand even for children and with it had a
high-tone of writing. That is the book I am now using
with high school students.
Hirasawa’s impetus for making such a speech came
from the founder of judo Jigoro Kano Sensei. Kano
Sensei was involved in the 1940 Tokyo Olympics
which were cancelled because of World War II.
Taking part in the bidding campaign he was returning
home by ship home from Egypt via Canada when he
passed away. Hirasawa was on the same ship as him
and learned directly from him the importance of the
Olympics and sports in general. Hirasawa was with
him when he died. Kano Sensei wanted people from
all over the world to come to Japan and learn about
Japan even more so because of the disputes and war
which were going on at the time. It is said that he
talked about how from the point of view of European
countries and America Japan was known as ‘The Far
East’ however he wanted people to also consider
Japan as a real player in the world field. With this in
mind Hirasawa was encouraged through his bidding
campaign to educate people around the world about
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the text book and Japanese children.
I feel that this sentiment was the very same
sentiment as that of Solidarity of Judo Education. It is
exactly the sentiment which we have inherited. The
scale of our activities is small not worth making a
comparison even on a national level. However even
on such a small scale we are able to bring together
people from countries undergoing disputes and
through judo and living together they are able to
connect with each other building for a better future.
I also believe that today the trainee instructors who
have come to Japan will tell us of the valuable
experiences they have had. In order to create a better
society through judo and with your support I hope to
continue such activities. We are also planning a social
event this evening. Time permitting I am looking
forward to getting to know everybody. Thank you
very much.
Moderator Chairman Yamashita will now
present the 2015 Activities report. Over to you
Chairman.
The Year in Review
Chairman Yasuhiro Yamashita
Good evening ladies and gentlemen and Thank you
for your continued support of the Solidarity of Judo
Education NPO. Our NPO exists thanks to your
contributions and donations with that in mind I am
very happy to present this year’s activities.
Judo Education Solidarity NPO was set up in April
2004 and this year we reach our 10th anniversary. I am
deeply moved when I think that, thanks to your
support we have gained the understanding and support
of many more people and have been able to undertake
many varied activities. Some of the activities we have
undertaken are not what you would expect from such
a small NPO. The Japanese judo world has rallied all
its energies into dealing with these activities. Thanks
to the efforts of the many people involved with judo
we have been able to move forward tackling these
issues. I would like to thank you all again.
Muneoka Shouji assumed office as the new
chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation in August
of 2013. Along with him as vice chairman we are now
together reforming the association. By 2014 we were
able to re-organize the governance and compliance of
the organization and since April of 2015 we have been
putting our energies into international exchange.
I hope that you will understand when I tell you that,
in my position as both the vice-chairman of the judo
federation and as the chairman of this NPO, just so
that there are no misconceptions about a conflict of
interest, I have chosen to offer support from behind
the scenes in terms of AJJF’s international exchange
activities. Hereafter, along with the Judo Federation,
judo I believe we can widen the scope further for
contributing internationally and socially precisely
because it is the judo world. I’d like to move forward
bringing together people from both sides.
2015 Annual Report
Allow me to present our activities for 2015. Firstly
the recycling of judo-gi and the tatami support project.
This project has been undertaken with the cooperation
of students from Tokai University. You will find the
list of countries where donations are sent to in the
pamphlet in front of you.
Some of you may be thinking that the number of
countries where donations are sent to is small. In fact
the national judo federation has also begun a support
project donating judo-gi and tatami to developing
countries. Some countries have switched over
bringing our numbers down compared to previous
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years. We estimate that there will be cases where the
national judo federation will not be able to meet
demand from certain countries for judo-gi and tatami
and we will step in.
Next I’d like to mention our sending abroad of
volunteer students. The picture in the slide shows a
graduate student we sent to Georgetown University in
America in September 2015. This project is also in its
4th year. In the first year we sent Kosei Inoue sensei to
America. What was at the time an amateur judo club
at the naval officers’ academy has now developed into
a proper judo club with dedicated members.
Not only to America however, we also sent
volunteer students to Nanjing and Qingdao in China.
Looking at the data it may appear that we are less
active in this area than we were last year.
The reason for this is also the fact that from last
year the All Japan Judo Federation began sending
volunteer students abroad. The students are volunteers
which means basically that they go during spring and
summer vacation however they are were sent to places
which already have experience with exchanges such
as Nanjing and Qingdao as well as Bhutan. It is
essential to prepare and train students before they go
no matter how much judo experience they have.
Kenji Mitsumoto has become the central focus of our
NPO and is applying himself to cooperate with the All
Japan Judo Federation on preparatory training.
The following pictures taken in March 2015 show
Tomoo Hamana Sensei’s time in Nanjing and Qingdao
and similarly Mitsumoto Sensei’s time in Nanjing and
Qingdao.
Following on from this, our admittance of
instructors and judo athletes from abroad. In 2015 we
welcomed instructors and judo athletes from Costa
Rica, Senegal, China, Myanmar and Ghana. We are
planning to accept even more instructors throughout
the year. At present instructors from nine different
countries come with a plan to spend a month in Japan,
today we will hear the results of their stay.
Amongst past participants are judoka who became
junior team coaches and instructors for what was then
the USSR’s national team. There are also a large
number of people carrying out projects around the
world. We hope that the instructors who visited Japan
this year will return home and play an even more
active role.
Judo-gi number
Bhutan 50
Cambodia 50
Paraguay 100
Zimbabwe 50
Tatami
Honduras 50
Costa Rica 100
Tanzania 157
Cuba 100
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The Spirit of Judo Expanding in China
The following slide shows a picture of the Qingdao
Japan-China Judo Friendship Hall. Every year eager
children from the Qingdao judo hall come to Japan to
train. This is a picture of their visit to Miyagi prefecture
in July, 2015.
There is also a picture of them doing the Qingdao
judo exercises. Activities such as those Qingdao judo
hall at are considered to have contributed to the spread
of judo in The People’s Republic of China for which
they received a commendation from the Ministry of
foreign affairs presented by Fumio Kishida the
Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs in August 2016.
In November Qingdao judo hall's chairman Xu
Dianping was kind enough to bring his commendation
certificate to show me on a visit to my research
laboratory at Tokai University Shonan campus.
Only individuals from three groups in the whole of
China including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau have
received this award. We are very grateful and it is a
great honour that Qingdao judo hall was chosen as one
of them. We also have a friendship judo hall in Nanjing,
China. Not wanting to lose to Qingdao they have done
a wonderful job of expanding their activities. As you
know both were set up by our NPO with the
cooperation of the Japanese Ministry of foreign affairs
cultural assistance grant.
At present there are about 500 members, both
adults and children registered with the
Japan-China Nanjing Judo friendship hall. While I
was in Shanghai on University business in July 2015 I
had a chance to go out and visit the Japan-China
Nanjing Judo friendship hall and witness that their
activities have evolved into something really
wonderful. Centred around the friendship Hall’s
activities, projects bringing judo into local schools are
spreading in Nanjing. Some elementary schools are
even including judo as a compulsory subject.
However all of the instructors are from the
Japan-China Nanjing Judo friendship hall so the more
these activities expand the more we will see a
shortage of instructors. The task we are facing now is
how to train and educate instructors.
Laying the Foundations for Peace
through Judo
Next I would like to talk about exchanges between
Japan and Russia. In September 2015 JT (Japan
Tobacco Corporation) held a course in Vladivostok I
attended the course as a judo instructor. During my
visit to Russia I went as far as Chechnya. I was able to
attend an international junior high and high school
judo championship which has been held in the region
since a few years ago.
The image of Chechnya is one of a very dangerous
region. We have had invitations for Japanese judoka to
attend the championships however the circumstances
have not been right to send anyone. Although recently
public order has been restored and people from 18
countries attended the last championships. Even in
such a place we held a judo class. I hope they reach
peace and stability as soon as possible.
Following on I would like to talk about our
exchanges with Israel and Palestine. Among the
instructors who will be telling us the results of their
training course here in Japan are instructors from both
Israel and Palestine. Also 5 years ago we invited
junior high school students from Israel and Palestine
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to Japan for a two week course. Such projects are very
costly so it is difficult for an organization as small as
ours to hold them every year. In 2016 we are holding
an exchange project for elementary school aged
children. In June 2016 I will be reporting on the
results of this exchange which should be something to
look forward to.
Exchanges with the UAE
In addition we are progressing in our
exchanges with the UAE. This slide was taken
in February 2014. The picture shows His
Highness General Sheikh, Crown Prince of
Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates,
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during his
visit to Japan. The King of Abu Dhabi has not
been seen in public for 3 years; the Crown
Prince is essentially in charge of official
business.
He expressed a wish to observe judo training
during his time in Japan and visited Tokai
University’s affiliated high School. During his
visit he made a request. “Mr. Yamashita Please
lend us your support. I would like to see
athletes from the UAE take part in the 2020
Tokyo Olympics.” Our conversation moved on
to education and he talked of how he wanted
judo to be included in the school curriculum.
We hear a number of such requests from
various countries and in October 2015 I took
the opportunity to visit Abu Dhabi for the
World Judo Junior Championships.
According to the Ambassador and Japanese
expats living there approximately a third of
Japan’s imports of oil, gas and energy sources
are actually imported from the UAE. That
contract is renewed every year therefore the
UAE is an extremely important country for
Japan.
This slide shows the Emir having dinner
with the Japanese Ambassador on the occasion
of the World Junior Championships. It show
how both countries national interests can be
furthered through judo exchanges. With the
assistance of the All Japan Judo Federation this
marked the beginning of exchanges between
both countries. The UAE is a very wealthy
country therefore there are no worries about
costs for furthering our NPO’s activities.
Youth Support
Our other Activities include support for
reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
As a way of offering support we have an initiative to
invite athletes from Mongolia to the judo
championships held in Fukushima. We are also
offering our cooperation to the international judo
camps organized by Tokai University's Bosei
gakujuku and Matsumae judo juku and their camp in
Canada.
One of our most important projects which we are
putting a great deal of effort into is instruction and
education concerning the safe teaching of
judo. Unfortunately in recent years there have been a
number of judo related deaths and accidents, giving the
impression to the general public that judo causes a lot
of injuries and is a dangerous sport.
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Our NPO is the driving force behind projects to
spread what are the basics of judo, so that you can
protect yourself safely, and avoid injuring your
opponent.
When I was working as the national coach or the
men’s team I was supervised by Doctor Seiji
Miyazaki. I produced a DVD about teaching judo
safely. I gave away for free 3500 copies of the DVD
to instructors of young boys and girls in Japan.
When I was the coaching chairman of the
International Judo Federation we earned the rights to
the DVD made for teaching materials and are sending
it out to everyone. It was originally made as a
teaching resource to be used around the world and has
been recorded in Japanese, English, French, Arabic
and Russian. 3500 copies were made and we are in the
process of delivering them free of charge to
institutions and clubs where youth are learning judo.
Looking Ahead to the Tokyo Olympics
and Paralympics
And finally, in 2015 we approved the setting up of
the ‘Sport for Tomorrow’ project looking ahead to the
2020 Tokyo Olympics. The project was proposed in a
speech given by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in
Buenos Aires Argentina, when it was decided which
country would host the 2020 Olympics. Between now
and 2020 Japan aims to promote the value of sport
and the Olympic movement in a project involving
over 10,000,000 people in over 100 countries and
regions. The All Japan Judo Federation will be taking
part in the planning however we are offering our
cooperation to help achieve better results.
As I mentioned in the beginning as the Vice
chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation, I am
currently involved with the re-organization of the
world of judo in Japan. With the death of my dear
friend, Mr. Hitoshi Saito I have had to join the special
Olympic committee as chairman. Ahead of the Rio
Olympics I am deputy head of the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics and Paralympics special headquarters and
also in a position of promoting all sports. I am also the
Vice chancellor of Tokai University.
Because of this I'm in a very difficult position to
continue my activities as chairman of the NPO as I
have in the past. However in place of me we have very
dedicated staff working on my behalf. Ms. Mitsumoto,
Ms. Ozawa and Ms. Miyamoto. Today I'd like to ask
everyone who has supported us and given us their
donations, to offer their support to our staff and ask
again for your understanding and cooperation for
which I would like to offer my deepest gratitude.
We are only a small NPO. There is a limit to what
we can do. On the other hand the AJJF has put in place
reforms and through various activities it has regained
society's trust. It is precisely because it is judo that we
will be able to make a contribution to society. However
there are activities which the All Japan Judo
Federation cannot undertake. With the support of
everyone in our NPO I would like to see those
activities develop. I hope we can make it work
together.
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We will now hear introductions from the coaches
who took part in the coaching seminar. I have been
looking forward to hearing from them. They will talk
not only about judo but also their experience of kendo,
their trip to Hiroshima and various training activities.
They will be returning to their home countries soon
but I hope they will form a bridge with Japan. Thank
you for listening so attentively.
Moderator Well, as explained by Chairman
Yamashita I would like to now begin the presentation
of results from the 2015 Coaching training course.
Firstly greetings from Kenji Mitsumoto who was
responsible for instructing, and introductions from the
trainees.
Introduction of the Trainees
Kenji Mitsumoto
Teacher in charge of International Exchange
Good evening everyone. Thank you for the
introduction. My name is Kenji Mitsumoto. Though I
only play a small part, I help out with instructing at
the Solidarity of Judo Education NPO. The moderator
Mrs. Mitsumoto is my wife.
Carrying on from last year’s coaching seminar, as
Chairman Yamashita mentioned, as well as the 8
coaches from abroad 1 coach from Japan also took
part. He spent two years in America on a language
exchange and from April 2016 he has said he would
like to go abroad as a coach. This seemed fortunate
timing and a good experience for him which is why
we allowed him to take part.
Training began this time on November 9th 2015. It
was scheduled so the trainees could observe the Tokyo
Grand Slam championships from December 4th to 6
th
before returning home. The training involved not only
improving the trainee’s abilities as instructors but also
in wider terms total body management and mental
training including instruction on taping, sports
massage and rehabilitation. We were able to do this
with the cooperation of a number of members of Tokai
university staff who are connected with judo.
It's a personal matter but as I am nearing retirement
age, last Spring I developed a pain in my leg. I had it
checked out at the Tokai university affiliated hospital
and it turns out I will be having surgery in September.
It is for that reason that I was unable to assist Chairman
Yamashita as I would have liked to. I’m very sorry for
any inconvenience caused. Actually one of the doctors
in charge of my surgery had a damaged ear, when I
asked him about it he told me he did judo when he
attended Tokai University’s Urayasu High School. He
was a very distinguished doctor and this is just one
example of how people involved in judo can appear in
many different places.
Going back to the subject of the training seminar.
The training was not only aimed at judo athletes.
During visits to local clubs such as Hamana judo hall
and Asahi judo hall as well as junior high schools the
trainees were able to learn instructing techniques for a
wide range of students including children and
beginners. And we will hear about their experiences
after a month of Japanese language and culture. Let’s
move on to the self-introductions in Japanese from all
of our trainees.
Self Introductions from the Trainees
Mr. Montlamorago
Kingsley Segokotlo
Botswana
Good evening. How are you?
Thank you very much. My name
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is Kingsley. I’m from Botswana. Nice to meet you.
Mr. Rami S.M.Kalabani
Palestine
Good evening. My name is
Rami. I’m from Palestine. Nice
to meet you.
Mr. Zaw Lwin
Myanmar
Good evening. My name is
Zaw Lwin. I’m from Myanmar.
Nice to meet you.
Mr. Nahum Zadok Tzahy
Israel
Good evening. My name is
Nahum Zadok Tzahy. I’m from
Israel.
Mr. Wan Lei
People’s Republic of
China
Good evening. My name is
Wan Lei. I’m from Bejing,
China. Nice to meet you.
Mr. Naoya Haraguchi
Japan
Good evening. Thank you for the introduction
earlier. My name is Naoya Haraguchi. I graduated
from Tokai University in 2013.In August 2013 I went
to Florida to study English and
do a little judo teaching. I came
back in May of 2015. From
2016 I am planning to coach
abroad and was lucky enough to
take part in this coaching
seminar. Nice to meet you.
Mr. Andres Sancho Barrantes
Costa Rica
Good evening. I am Sancho.
I’m from Costa Rica.
Mr. Nemani Kavuru Takayawa
Fiji
Good evening. I am
Takayawa from Fiji. Nice to
meet you.
Mr. Mouh Salen Almouh
United Arab Emirates
Good evening. My name
is Mouh Salen Almouh. I’m
from the United Arab
Emirates (UAE). I am a
health and physical
education teacher and
expert. Nice to meet you.
Master Instructor Mitsumoto Speaking of
Botswana where Mr. Segokotlo comes from, a
graduate of Tokai University, Mr. Keisuke Itsubo went
to Botswana as a volunteer through the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and was
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teaching judo there. Unfortunately in 2014 Mr. Itsubo
died in Africa in an unforeseen accident. Mr. Kingsley
had been a student of Mr. Itsubo.
Mr. Takayawa from Fiji’s father actually came to
Tokai University as an exchange student when he was
younger. He has since passed away but allowed his
son attend High School and University in Japan. Mr.
Takayawa has no problems with his Japanese.
Speaking of the UAE which Mr. Yamashita
reported on earlier, with the promising future of oil
resources in mind, there is a focus on education and a
lively international exchange with Tokai University.
Under Yamashita sensei’s instructions I visited five of
the seven Emirates. As the Crown Prince had
explained there are not enough instructors to include
judo in the school curriculum. We decided the only
thing to do was to hold a coaching seminar so along
with Mr. Haraguchi we went out and held a two week
long coaching course. Under such circumstances I am
hoping we can send Mr. Haraguchi to the UAE to help
with education in schools. I feel we can increase ties
between Tokai University and Japan with the UAE.
Moving on to the report from our trainees now. Thank
you very much.
Moderator Let’s proceed now to hear the reports
from the trainees concerning their month long
coaching course. The trainees were split into 3 groups.
Their talk will include details of the judo instructing
course, things they learned at university other than
judo and their experience of Japanese culture and
tradition amongst other things.
Training Report from Trainees
First group
Mr. Haraguchi, Mr.Barrantes and Mr. Tzahy
Thank you very much for attending today’s
Solidarity of Judo Education NPO Organization
Members and Supporters meeting. On this occasion
we were able to take in the Solidarity of Judo
Education NPO’s coaching seminar over the period of
about one month. With the assistance of Solidarity of
Judo Education and Tokai University, we have been
able to gain a very valuable experience visiting
various towns, judo halls and schools. I’d like to take
this opportunity to express my gratitude.
The coaching seminar began on November 9th.We
were all very nervous. We were able to learn about
peace through judo at this seminar.
On November 12th a welcome party was held by
Solidarity of Judo Education. I quickly felt at ease
with the delicious food and songs from the students.
Over this month we learned such a lot through judo.
I am very grateful to Kenji Mitsumoto sensei for
teaching us. We were able to learn fast leg techniques
from Makoto Takeuchi sensei. We had very precise
teaching about throwing forms from Tomoo Hamana
sensei. The class on Kata taught by Hamana sensei
was an extremely valuable experience.
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This slide shows us participating in a class for
‘Special judo drills’ which takes place every Saturday.
We were also able to take part in Yamashita sensei’s
judo class. I am envious of the students who are able
to take his class every week.
This next slide shows the course for International
referees headed by Koichi Kamohara sensei on
November 9th at Kodokan. The use of video in the
meeting made it very easy to understand. Most of our
classes were taught by Mitsumoto sensei at the Tokai
university judo Hall. We learned everything from the
basics of judo to how to put it into practice.
Mitsumoto sensei’s classes were very enjoyable. I am
very grateful to Yasuhiro Yamashita sensei, Ms. Keiko
Mitsumoto in administration and Kenji Mitsumoto
sensei.
Moderator Thank you very much everyone.
Here is the report from the second group. Mr.
Segokotlo from Botswana, Mr. Lwin Zaw from
Myanmar, Tsune-chan or Mr. Takayawa from Fiji.
Please take it from here.
Second Group
Mr. Segokotlo, Mr. Lwin and Mr. Takayama
Thank you very much. Over the period of one
month we took part in various classes. We’d now like
to give our presentation about that.
The special classes which were organized for us
were not only fun they were also very educational. We
are all from different countries but had no problems at
all getting along with each other and enjoyed our time
together.
I’d like to talk about the lesson on sport taping. As
an athlete the lesson on taping was very important for
me. I particularly learned a lot about ankle and knee
taping. I was really glad to learn the skill involved in
applying the tape with just the right pressure in just
the right place to avoid worsening the injury. Thank
you very much.
Good evening everyone. I’d like to explain about
the massage class. We learned about the importance of
using our muscles with care and as athletes not to
neglect proper care for our bodies, in particular the
importance of massage after training. Thank you very
much.
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I’d like to talk about the rehabilitation class. Most
of the exercises we studied felt more like a game.
They were fun and very easy to understand. It is
suitable for children too. When we go back to our
respective countries our students can benefit during
practice.
This slide shows a picture of us doing the exercise.
Next I’d like to talk about the kendo lesson. Like
judo kendo is a traditional Japanese sport. We were
lucky enough to learn how to put on traditional
Japanese wear and learn traditional moves through
sport. In order to put on the kendogi, hakama and
equipment it took 30 minutes and was very difficult
but it was a great experience. This slide shows a
picture of that.
Finally I’d like to talk about the iaido class at. Like
judo and kendo iaido is a martial art. It differs to
kendo in that there is no free practice only kata are
practiced. We managed to chop a giant white radish
using iaido.
Since our arrival in Japan we have been very well
looked after firstly by Kenji Mitsumoto sensei and
also Toshiaki Hashimoto Sensei, Mrs. Keiko
Mitsumoto in administration, Ms. Hiroko Ozawa, and
Ms. Yoko Kinoshita. Thank you very much. I’d like to
express my gratitude not only to these people but to
all the people we have met in Japan. Thank you very
much.
Moderator Thank you very much. And now for
the final group. Mr. Rami from Palestine, Mr. Wan Lei
from China and from the UAE Mr. Mouh. They will
talk about their experiences of Japanese tradition and
culture from their trip.
Third Group
Mr. Kalabani, Mr. Wan and Mr. Mouh.
Good evening. At the Kodokan museum I learned
about the life of Jigoro Kano sensei and the history of
judo. Eishoji temple is the place where judo was born.
It is the first step in the long history of judo. Thank
you.
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At Asahi Dojo I was surprised to see they were
giving a level of training fit for raising champions .In
particular the way they utilized their judo-gi. At
Hamana Dojo it was wonderful to see children with
disabilities doing the same training as everyone else.
In 2020 Nukui Junior High School will play an
active part in the Olympics. They are educating the
children who will support Japan in the future.
Yokosuka Gakuin’s slogan was very impressive. “No
pain no gain, no gain no glory.”
I visited four shrines in Kyoto. Kinkakuji temple
was very beautiful.
I saw the Atomic Bomb Memorial in Hiroshima. I
learned about Japan’s sad history. Thank you very
much everyone. If I had to write the names of all the
people I’m grateful to it would fill more than a book. I
have received so much support and understanding.
I’m grateful for everything which has happened to me
whilst in Japan. Everywhere I went in Japan I learned
the value of good manners and the value of culture.
Thank you very much.
Moderator Well we are running out of time so I
would like to begin our presentation ceremony.
Certificates of completion will be presented by
Chairman Yamashita. Please come up onto the stage.
Presentation of certificates of completion
Chairman Yamashita Allow me to read out
the names. Certificate of completion number 25.
Montlamorago Kingsley Segokotlo you have achieved
a great result over the NPO course from November 9th
to December 6th
2015.
Through practice and a deep understanding of the
spirit of judo, dedication in training, and great effort
in body spirit and performance. I hereby certify that
you have completed this course. The date marked is
different to today’s date the reason being that the
trainees will observe the Grand Slam Tokyo
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The Record of 17th Lecture
Championships before going home and so the date
marked is December 6th. I hereby give my
authorization. Yasuhiro Yamashita Solidarity of Judo
Education Chairman.
≪Presentation of certificates of completion to
everyone≫
Moderator Thank you very much Mr. Yamashita,
our chairman. Following this meeting there will be a
reception. We only have a limited amount of time but
I hope it will be a chance for everyone to get to know
each other better.
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